Lady&#39;s undergarment



E. M BRYANT 2,401,457

LADYs UNDERGARMENT Filed April 2, 194s INVENTOR J7-TA MAY 5m/ANT.

WITNESS.

ATTORNEYS Patented June 4, 1946 UNireD STATES PATENT LADYS UNDERGARMENTEtta May Bryant, Montclair, N. J.

Application April 2, 1943, Serial No. 481,551

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to improvements in womens undergarments and moreparticularly it pertains to undergarments of the pantie type.

It is the object of the invention to improve the construction of 'suchgarments to thereby render them more comfortable to the wearer than aresuch garments as generally constructed.

A feature Yof the invention resides in a novel construction whichprovides ample room or fullness at the crotch of the garment and whichprevents wrinkling or bulkiness at the crotch when the garment is inp-osition upon the wearer.

Another feature of the invention resides in a novel construction wherebythere are no seams in the actual crotch portion of the garment therebypreventing binding or rubbing of the garment at that point.

Still another feature of theinvention consists of a novel constructionwhereby the garment may be suspended from the hips of the wearer at apoint below the wearers normal waist line thus reducing bulkiness ofgarments at that point.

Still another feature oi the invention resides in a, novel constructionwhereby the garment conforms to the contour oi the wearers body in aIsmooth and even manner.

,Other features of the invention will become apparent as the naturethereof is better understood' and reference will now be had to thefollowing specincation and the accompanying drawing: wherein onesuccessful embodiment of the invention is described and illustrated.

Figure 1 is a View in elevation illustrating the position of a garmentconstructed in acc-ordance with the present invention in position uponthe body of a wearer,

Figure 2 is a rear perspective View of the garment.,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View taken substantially through thecenter of the garment from front to rear, and;

Figure 4 is a plan View illustrating the two panels from which the bodyof the garment is formed.

The garment body is formed from two panels which are designated A and Bin the drawing.

The panel A forms the rear oi the garment body, the front of the garmentbeing formed by the panel B.

The panel A has a substantially straight upper edge l formed by a stripor band II of suitable inelastic material preferably of the samecharacter as that from which the panel is formed.

A's best illustrated in Figure 2, the strip or band II is slightlylonger than the width of the panel at its upper edge and it extendsbeyond the side edges i3 thereof as at I2 in Figure 2.

The side edges I3 of this panel taper or converge. towards each other inthe directionfof the lower edge thereof, which lower edge is formed bytwo angularlyrelat'ed edge sections I4 which extend inwardly from thesideedges I3 and. meet at a point i5 substantiallyon the longitudinalcenter line of the panel. By reference to Figure 3 of the drawing,r itwill be Aapparent that lthe upper portion I6 of the panel A is formed bya ysingle thickness of material while the lower portion il thereof isformed of two thicknesses of material, the inner thickness, I9 being.attached to the outer thickness 2B at the upper edgev of the portion Il,by two spaced seams I3.

This construction provides a pocket 2lV which extends Vvtransverselyofthe panelA throughout the :width thereof. The pocket 2l is for thereception of a stay or 'spreader for the purpose of maintaining the rearpanel of the garment extended when being worn. An opening 22 isfprovidedby which a stay, not herein illustrated,`may be introduced into Saidpocket 2l.

The panel B, which forms the front of thegarf nient is similar in shapeto the panel Aheretofore described. It is, however, slightly smaller inits area than is the panel A. l

This panel B also has an inelastic upper'edge similar to that of thepanel A and the strip or band 26 which forms the upper edge ,25. thereofis also4 ,extended beyond the side edges of the panelasat 2l. i

Side edges 28 of this panel B'also taper or`con`- verge in the directionof its lower end edge which latter edge is formed by two angularlyrelated edgeV sections which extend inwardly fromfth side edges and meetat a point 30 substantially on the longitudinal center of the same. Thelower end edges of the two panels A and Bl being each formed ofangularly related edge sections, form, in eiect, a modiiied V-notch in.the lower edge of each panel and the purpose of this construction willbe hereinafter more specifically described.

Front panel A is also formed of two portions 3I and 32, the latterforming the upper portion of the panel and being of a single thicknessof material while the former constitutes the lower portion of the paneland is formed of two thicknesses 32 and 33 of material and theseportions are secured together by means of a transversely extending seam34.

The panels A and B are secured together by uniting their lower edges bymeans of a. seam 35.

In forming this seam 35, the two thicknesses I9 and 20 of material whichform the lower portionV these fullnesses being designated 40 in Figure3v of the drawing.

The garment is completed by binding the side edges of the panels with atape or the like 40, which binding is preferably continuous upon eachside of the garment.

A relatively short section 4| of elastic connects each of the top edgeextensions I2 of the rear panel A with its respective top edge extension21 of the front panel B and these elastic sections 4| together with theinelastic upper edges of the panels A and B, form the means by which thegarment is supported in position upon the body.

By reference to Figure 3 of the drawing, it will be noted that by reasonof the front panel B being shorter than the rear panel A, the seam 35which connects the two panels together is slightly forward of the maincrotch portion of the garment, which construction properly positions thefullnesses 40 to receive the inner portions of the limbs of the wearerat a point above the inner muscles C thereof as illustrated in Figure l.

Loops 45, preferably of tape, depend from the upper edge of each of thepanels A and B upon the interior of the garment. These loops areprovided for the attachment and suspension of a sanitary napkin.

It is to be understood, however, that the garment is intended for alltime Wear, as distinguished from such garments as are employed solelyfor the purpose of supporting sanitary bandages.

When Ain wearing position, the upper edges of the two panels A'and B andthe elastic sections 4| encircle the body at a point' just above thelargestY girth of the hips thus providing a low riding garment held inposition by relatively short lengths of elastic materialV at the sidesonly of the body.v K

The tapering or converging side edges of the panels A and B give them ageneral' V-shape which lends stability of position of the garment uponthe wearers body.

Furthermore, this construction provides a garment in which the top is,forthe most part, inelastic in character thus permitting the garment tolie flat and smooth against the body under the tension of the relativelyshort elastic sections 4l.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A garment of the class described comprising a front panel havingconverging side edges'terminating at the ends lof a notched lower edgeand a rear panel of greater length than the front panel and also havingconverging side edges terminating at the ends of a notched lower edge ofthe same type and dimensions as the lower edge of the front panel, aseam for securing together the lower edges of the two panels to form thegarment, said seam being positioned forward of th'e crotch of thegarment and extending transversely thereof, and means for supporting thegarment in wearing position.

2. A garment of the class described comprising a front panel havingconverging side edges terminating at the ends of a notched lower edgeand a rear panel of greater length than the front panel and also havingconverging side edges terminating at the ends of a notched lower edge ofthe same type and dimensions as the lower edge of the front panel, aseam for securing together the lower edges of the two panels to form thegarment, said seam being positioned forward of the crotch of the garmentand extending transversely thereof, and means for supporting the garmentin wearing position, said supporting means comprising a relatively shortsection of elastic connecting the upper edge of the front panel with theupper edge of the rear panel at each side of the garment.

3. A pantie garment comprising a front panel having downwardlyconverging side edges and a V-sh'aped notched lower edge, a rear panelof a greater length than the front panel having downwardly convergingside edges and a V- shaped notched lower edge, the V-shaped lower edgesof the front and rear panels being overlapped, stitching securing theoverlapped edges of the panels together to form a crotch portion, saidcrotch portion being substantially concavoconvex in the direction of itswidth, the seam between the meeting ends of the panels being disposedforwardly of the crotch portion, and elastic straps connecting the upperedges of the corresponding sides of the front and rear panels togetherand cooperating therewith to form an adjustable body encircling band bywhich the garment may be supported in wearing position upon a wearer.

4. A pantie garment comprising a front body panel having downwardlyconverging side edges and a V-shaped notch'ed lower edge, a reenforcving panel complementary in shape to the lower portion of the front paneland stitched thereto along itstop edge, a rear body panel havingdownwardly converging side edges and Abeing of a greater length than thefront panel, a V-shaped notch provided in the lower edge of the rearpanel, the lower portion of the rear panel constituting the crotchportion of the garment. a reenforcing panel complementary to the shapeof the lower portion of the rear panel' and stitched thereto along itstop edge, the lower notched edges of one body panel and its reenforcingpanel being interposed between the notched edges of the other body paneland its reenforcing panel, stitching securing the overlapped panelstogether and forming a seam forward of the crotch portion of thegarment, said crotch portion being substantially concavo-convex in thedirection of its width, and straps connecting the upper edges of thecorresponding sides of the front and rear panels together andcooperating therewith to form a body encircling band by which thegarment may be supported in wearing position upon a wearer.

ETI'A MAY BRYANT.

